I have a theory that every city of any size in the world has a Chinese restaurant, an Indian restaurant, an Irish bar, and a McDonald’s. Further confirmation emerged when I found The Irish Pubs Directory. A few places are missing, like the legendary Abbey Pub in Chicago (where I saw the Wolfe Tones, who… [Read More]
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Paying for College: Admissions and Financial Aid
College admissions isn’t quite as difficult as most people think; once you get past the top 30 or whatever colleges, most students who are reasonably serious and reasonably prepared will be accepted. The real trick is paying for it. Different colleges have different approaches. Some colleges are need-blind: they draw up their freshman class without… [Read More]
Book Review: Money for Nothing, by Edward Ugel
I finished this book last night, and it was a lot of fun. Edward Ugel worked for several years at a company that bought annuities, especially lottery prizes. You see the commercials on TV by J.G. Wentworth and others; these long-term payment arrangements have cash value right now, and a lot of people would rather… [Read More]
Paying for College: The UChicago Promise
Yesterday, Robert Zimmer, president of the University of Chicago, and Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago, announced a new program, the UChicago Promise, designed to help Chicago residents get into highly selective colleges; if they go to the U of C, then their financial aid package will not have any loans. It will even… [Read More]
